Etymology

subceiling

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Today it means: A ceiling (or limit) placed on a subdivision Full definition →

English ceiling ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishceiling
  5. English todaysubceiling

From sub- + ceiling.

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